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Baja Designs Takes Laser Technology Off the Beaten Path
Baja Designs has introduced a new series of products incorporating laser diodes. Laser light provides 350 percent greater projection distance than conventional lighting sources, including LED, so it’s ideal for off-road vehicle owners. Laser lighting provides extended range illumination of a mile or more, highly directional lighting output, and a compact design, according to Baja… Continue reading Baja Designs Takes Laser Technology Off the Beaten Path
SCOSCHE Industries Receives CES Innovations Award for Bluetooth FM Transmitter with Alexa
SCOSCHE Industries was honored as a 2019 CES Innovations Award recipient for its Scosche BTFreq device…
Metra Electronics is on a Roll with 50 New Dash Kits
Metra Electronics has developed more than 50 different radio dashboard kits in the past year, with new kits launching at CES. This includes engineering kits to fit the latest Double-DIN radios for older model vehicles, and custom engineered kits for specific L-shaped Double-DIN radio chassis designs. The company’s new products cover a wide range of… Continue reading Metra Electronics is on a Roll with 50 New Dash Kits
Directed Demonstrates Smartphone-as-a-Key Technology
Directed during CES 2019 this week in Las Vegas demonstrated technology that enables practically any vehicle to be controlled with a Smartphone instead of a key…
Pioneer Now Working with LoJack
Pioneer Electronics USA Inc. introduced a new connected services solution called rDrive at CES 2019 this week in Las Vegas…
KENWOOD Debuts Seven Receivers with Apple CarPlay
KENWOOD USA has introduced seven new-for-2019 multimedia receivers that enable iPhone users to wirelessly enjoy content through the receiver using Apple CarPlay…
Race Sport Lighting Names New National Sales Manager
Race Sport Lighting has hired Ceasar Olaes as its new national sales manager…
KICKER Announces Price Change
KICKER has announced an immediate price reduction on some of its bass products…
Ancestors Invent Wheel, Modern Humans Teach Wheel to Walk
The need for efficient, rapid, resilient transportation for disaster assistance is what led Hyundai to develop the first-ever vehicle with moveable legs. The Elevate concept is the first ultimate mobility vehicle (UMV) by Hyundai, blending technology found in electric cars and robots, which allows it to traverse terrain beyond the limitations of even the most… Continue reading Ancestors Invent Wheel, Modern Humans Teach Wheel to Walk
InstallerNet Now Connects eBay to Auto Shop Installers
InstallerNet’s recent partnership with eBay provides add-on automotive installation services to eBay shoppers and helps them connect with trained and certified installers of aftermarket automotive products…
Bose’s Quest to Turn Cars into Rolling Noise-Canceling Headphones
Bose has new offering from its portfolio of Active Sound Management solutions for cars: Bose QuietComfort Road Noise Control (RNC), now available to global vehicle manufacturers…
Engadget: While We Were Looking at 3D TVs, CES Morphed into an Auto Show
CES has been held in Las Vegas since the beginning of time (actually since 1978 and it started in Chicago way back in 1967) and over those years, many a tech trend has come and gone.
VAIS Technology Names Top Distributors and Shops of 2018
DAS Companies, Car Toys Seattle, Kartunes Autosound & Fleet Installations honored…
Honda Employing Autonomous Technology for Dangerous, Off-Road Work
Honda will be seeking potential business and technology partners for its prototype off-road vehicle, the Honda Autonomous Work Vehicle, at CES 2019, set for Jan. 8-11 in Las Vegas. Combining Honda’s all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and emerging advanced autonomous technology, the Autonomous Work Vehicle was designed by Honda R&D Americas to enhance efficiency and safety for public,… Continue reading Honda Employing Autonomous Technology for Dangerous, Off-Road Work